православие
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Kazakh
| Alternative scripts | |
|---|---|
| Arabic | پراۆوسلۆيە |
| Cyrillic | православие |
| Latin | pravoslavie |
Etymology
Borrowed from Russian правосла́вие (pravoslávije).
Noun
православие • (pravoslavie)
Derived terms
- православиелік (pravoslavielık)
Macedonian
Pronunciation
Noun
православие • (pravoslavie) n (relational adjective православен)
Declension
| singular | plural | |
|---|---|---|
| indefinite | православие (pravoslavie) | православија (pravoslavija) |
| definite unspecified | православието (pravoslavieto) | православијата (pravoslavijata) |
| definite proximal | православиево (pravoslavievo) | православијава (pravoslavijava) |
| definite distal | православиено (pravoslavieno) | православијана (pravoslavijana) |
| vocative | православие (pravoslavie) | православија (pravoslavija) |
Russian
Etymology
Calque of Ancient Greek ὀρθοδοξία (orthodoxía, “correctness in doctrine and belief”). From пра́вый (právyj, “right, correct”) + -о- (-o-) + сла́ва (sláva, “glory, glorification; (general) opinion”) + -ие (-ije).
Pronunciation
Noun
правосла́вие • (pravoslávije) n inan (genitive правосла́вия, uncountable)
- (literally) Orthodoxy
- the Eastern Orthodox Church of Christianity
- the Russian Orthodox Church
Usage notes
While православие is mostly used for the Orthodox Church, it is also used by some Rodnover groups in Russia and Ukraine as a name for their neopagan religion.
Declension
Declension of правосла́вие (inan sg-only neut-form i-stem accent-a)
| singular | |
|---|---|
| nominative | правосла́вие pravoslávije |
| genitive | правосла́вия pravoslávija |
| dative | правосла́вию pravosláviju |
| accusative | правосла́вие pravoslávije |
| instrumental | правосла́вием pravoslávijem |
| prepositional | правосла́вии pravoslávii |
Antonyms
- инославие (inoslavije), кривославие (krivoslavije) (heterodox)
Derived terms
- древлеправославие (drevlepravoslavije, “Old Orthodoxy”) (the Old Believers)
- правосла́вие головно́го мо́зга (pravoslávije golovnóvo mózga, “orthodoxy of the brain”), ПГМ (PGM) (internet slang, derogatory)
- православный (pravoslavnyj, “orthodox”)
See also
- долбосла́вие (dolboslávije, “stupid-glory”) (Internet slang, derogatory term used for Slavic neopaganism)